Michigan · Private foundation
The Farbman Family Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $19k
- Granted FY2021
- 14
- Grants FY2021
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 79%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
78% of The Farbman Family Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Jewish Federation Of Metropolitan Detroit, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 3 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year The Farbman Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 9 organizations, $19k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $155
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 14
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 4
- Total assets, FY2021
- $494k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 79% of the organizations The Farbman Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 71% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 29% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 14 | $19k | 79% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $10k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $95k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 14 | $78k | 86% |
| FY2017 | 8 | $3k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes Center for the Arts | $60,500 | 3 | 1% |
| American Israel Education Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Michigan | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Inc | $6,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit | $4,625 | 2 | 0% |
| Beyond Basics | $4,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Charlevoix Circle of Arts | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| American Jewish Committee | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Cure Multiple Myeloma Corporation | $1,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Gesher Human Services | $1,100 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 32 grantees
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($116k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Farbman Family Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc · Rochelle Rosenthal Forester and Randolph L Forester Foundation · The Andrea and Lawrence Wolfe Family Foundation · Deroy Testamentary Foundation · William G and Marie Selby Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Farbman Family Foundation
- How much does The Farbman Family Foundation give?
- The Farbman Family Foundation reported 14 grants totaling $19,170 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 14 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does The Farbman Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (54%), Arts & Culture (25%), International (6%).
- Who are The Farbman Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Great Lakes Center for the Arts ($61k), American Israel Education Foundation Inc ($25k), University of Michigan ($10k).
- Does The Farbman Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 79% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Farbman Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Farbman Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc, The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc, Rochelle Rosenthal Forester and Randolph L Forester Foundation.
- Where is The Farbman Family Foundation based?
- The Farbman Family Foundation is based in MI.
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